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Anchorites, Wombs and Tombs

- Intersections of Gender and Enclosure in the Middle Ages

About Anchorites, Wombs and Tombs

Ranging from studies of the influence of desert eremiticism upon a variety of expressions of religious enclosure in England to the sexualized spirituality of the high Middle Ages, this book contains essays that demonstrate how discourses of anchoritic enclosure were utilized to different ends at different periods throughout the Middle Ages.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780708322000
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 256
  • Published:
  • April 30, 2009
  • Dimensions:
  • 143x217x13 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 378 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of Anchorites, Wombs and Tombs

Ranging from studies of the influence of desert eremiticism upon a variety of expressions of religious enclosure in England to the sexualized spirituality of the high Middle Ages, this book contains essays that demonstrate how discourses of anchoritic enclosure were utilized to different ends at different periods throughout the Middle Ages.

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